UP Assembly election 2022: PM Modi interacts with BJP workers, urges for ‘chemical free farming’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a virtual interaction with the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, where assembly elections are set to begin next month.

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During the interaction, the Prime Minister laid emphasis on the expansion of the organisation (BJP) and development of the party workers. He asked the partymen to work as a team in the upcoming polls.

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PM Modi asked the BJP workers about the changes that the Kasi Vishwanath Corridor brought in the lives of the people in the surrounding areas. One party worker, Shravan Ravat, said that the sale of tea and flowers has got a boost along with hotel bookings as a large number of devotees are now visiting the city to see the corridor.

The Prime Minister then spoke to BJP booth president Seema Devi and urged her to connect more and more women with self-help groups (SHGs) and banking services.

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The Prime Minister also asked if rural areas are getting uninterrupted power supply, to which BJP worker Akhilesh Dubey said that the supply is regular.

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Elections for the 403 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10. The polls in the State will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7 in seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.